Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/gyemos

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This Proto-Celtic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Celtic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰyem- (winter).

Noun[edit]

*gyemos m[1]

  1. winter

Declension[edit]

Masculine o-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *gyemos *gyemou *gyemoi
vocative *gyeme *gyemou *gyemūs
accusative *gyemom *gyemou *gyemoms
genitive *gyemī *gyemous *gyemom
dative *gyemūi *gyemobom *gyemobos
locative *gyemei *? *?
instrumental *gyemū *gyemobim *gyemūis

Descendants[edit]

  • Proto-Brythonic:
  • Primitive Irish: ᚌᚐᚋᚔ- (gami-, gen.)
  • Gaulish: Giamos (personal name)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*gyemo-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 170

See also[edit]

Seasons in Proto-Celtic · *amsterās (layout · text) · category
*wesrakos (spring) *samos (summer) *wogamur (autumn) *gyemos (winter)